By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 16th
Feb, 2019:- With a goal to rid Punjab and the country of the
menace of drugs and its consequences, Chandigarh is gearing up to host the
launch of Drug Free India campaign, one of Art of Living's many important
initiatives in the field of deaddiction awareness and advocacy. The event will
be held at Chandigarh University on the 18th February at 11AM and at Guru
Jambeshwar University, Hisar Haryana with the support of Government of Haryana
on 19th February.
The dignitaries to be present include Gurudev Sri
Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of The Art of Living, and Governor V P Singh Badnore,
popular youth icon and actor Sanjay Dutt, comedian Kapil Sharma,
rapper-singer-songwriter Badshah.
An estimated 40 thousand students will attend the
event on both the days and thousands of colleges have signed up to connect via
a live webcast, where all the participants will take a collective pledge
against drug abuse.
More than 90 eminent personalities from the field
of entertainment, sports, politics and business have extended their support to
The Art of Living’s fight against drugs.
Hima Parikh, trustee of the Art of Living and a key
organiser of the event in Chandigarh, said that we are happy to have received
tremendous support from influencers from all walks of life. With guidance of
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar we want to take this campaign to youth across the
country to put an end to this menace. We cannot see our youngsters losing their
lives to drugs and remain mute spectators anymore. And so, this campaign was
the need of this hour.
Part of the initiative includes formation of SWAT
(Social Wellness and Awareness Training) clubs that have been opened across
college campuses that comprise of students, teachers, doctors and social
workers who will spread the word against drug abuse throughout the year and
organize programs that will act as preventive interventions for youngsters to
stop them from getting into drugs in the first place.
While addressing the media, DP Singh, Senior
Executive Vice President, Chandigarh University said that Punjab has always
been front-runner in leading any revolution in India, be it India's Struggle
for Independence, Green Revolution and it is again good to see that the state
of Punjab leading the nation waging a war against drugs and that too under the
leadership of Shri Shri Ravi Shankar ji. Chandigarh University is proud to be
part of this great initiative and would continue to work with Art of Living
Foundation in making India Drugs Free.
In the past, The Art of Living has also
collaborated with leading drug de-addiction and treatment centers like PGIMER,
where Art of Living deaddiction and intervention programs have been organized
for the inmates, who have reported encouraging results in dealing with
addiction and its consequences on the mind, by practicing the techniques taught
in the programs with regular follow-ups.
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